mushr00mcore's Reviews (569)

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor

2.0

The action adventure-ness of this book doesn't mesh well with the first book. These books feel like they were written for two very different audiences.

I also maintain that AART is better without a sequel. The ending is magnificent, brutal, and open ended. While this book doesn't take away from the power of that ending, the punch of the ending does take away from this book. It makes the book feel almost trite, knowing what came before it.

If you hated AART give this a shot. If you liked AART, pretend it's a standalone I beg of you.

The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, Part One

Michael Dante DiMartino

5.0

Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower

Brittney Cooper

Eloquent Rage, even to those who are somewhat well-versed in theory, is a must read.

The Guest List

Lucy Foley

2.0

Content warnings: graphic self harm, disordered eating, emotional abuse, a older man taking advantage of a younger woman, suicide, alcohol use, drug use, bullying, drowning

This book is a good example of a good premise with terrible execution.

Axiom's End

Lindsay Ellis

4.0

emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

thank you to the publisher for providing an e-arc via netgalley.

full review to come.

i adore this book and the concepts it explored but cannot give it a five star because of some technical issues that kept me from getting into the book fullt.